Today's Dippit!
Quote
"I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
Mark Twain
Joke
I'll call you later. Don't call me later, call me Dad!
Fun Fact
Alligators will give manatees the right of way if they are swimming near each other.
Reading Fact
Fredrik Backman was a blogger before A Man Called Ove became a bestseller sleeper hit.
History Fact
In 16th-century Canada, women drank a potion with beaver testicles ground into it as a form of contraception.
Movie/TV Trivia
O.J. Simpson was nearly cast as the Terminator
We don’t think the franchise would have been nearly as popular if this casting had actually occurred…
O.J. Simpson is better known today for being found not-guilty of the double murder of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and her lover Ron Goldman.
During the trial, Simpson’s long history domestic abuse, stalking and violence came to the public’s attention but in a shocking twist, the jury still found him innocent. Before the murders, Simpson was a popular football popular and actor – so popular, in fact that James Cameron considered casting him in Terminator.
Funnily enough, Cameron decided against the choice because he thought that Simpson was “too pleasant” to portray such a dark character! Simpson was known for being an extremely charming man on the surface and the director just didn’t think that he would be able to pull off the Terminator role. Cameron later explained: “This was when everybody loved him, and ironically that was part of the problem—he was this likable,goofy, kind of innocent guy.
“Plus, frankly, I wasn’t interested in an African-American man chasing around a white girl with a knife.”
Movie/TV Quote
"We could not talk or talk forever and still find things to not talk about."
Best in Show (2000)
Conversation Starter
What makes you most proud?
Writing Prompt
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